Hinton Theatre
124 W. Main Street,
Hinton,
OK
73047
124 W. Main Street,
Hinton,
OK
73047
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The Hinton and State were separate theaters. The Hinton was advertising in the local Hinton Record as early as May 1919. On the other hand, it appears that the State opened in 1944, per Showmen’s Trade Review, April 29, 1944: “J. C. Smock, Oklahoma City exhbitor, has scheduled the opening of his new State Theatre at Hinton, Okla., for the second week in May. The house has a seating capacity of 320.”
More about the Hinton:
Motion Picture News, June 5, 1926: “A. G. Carlyle is enlarging the Hinton Theatre at Hinton, Okla., to a seating capacity of 150 seats.”
Motion Picture Herald, Nov. 13, 1937: “Recent Operadio sound installations in the middle west include A. G. Carlisle’s Hinton theatre at Hinton, Okla.”
The 1950 Film Daily Year Book listed both the Hinton (400 seats) and the State (300) in tiny Hinton OK.
The Hinton Record, April 13, 1961: “The possibility of a bad accident occurring on main street was eliminated this week when workmen removed the sagged and rotted awning from the Hinton Theatre. Hasten Snow, owner of the building, plans to replace it with a new awning”
The Hinton was still advertising in the Record in 1962.
Open ~1945-~1950? Can anyone verify the exact dates?
Could use an address or crossroads, more info and photos.